Air Koryo, the North Korean carrier described as “the world’s worst airline”,
has finally moved into the digital age with its first online booking service.

The state-owned airline, which is the only one in the world with just one star according to the ranking service Skytrax, now sells flights from Pyongyang to Beijing and Shenyang in China, and Vladivostok in Russia, on its website.

Early reports seems to suggest the website is unlikely to help the North Korean flag carrier shake its one-star rating, however. Users have already reported slow response speeds, with some searches not offering any availability for flights, while others result in an error message appearing on the screen.

The one-star rating, according to Skytrax, is reserved for airlines that offer a “very poor quality performance… with poor, inconsistent standards of ….service …in on-board and airport environments.”